Database constraints with Andrew Atkinson

Benedikt talks to Andrew Atkinson about different types of database constraints and his upcoming book.

• Read the tweet that triggered this interview
• Learn more about High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails
• Check out Andrew’s blog
• Follow Andrew on Twitter

Andrew Atkinson is a staff software engineer at Fountain who is very passionate about Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL (just like Benedikt!). He’s so passionate about them that he’s actually writing a book called “High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails” that’s coming out very soon.

Benedikt and Andrew also talk about dealing with constraints and ActiveRecord, Rails validations, and more.

Creators & Guests

Host

Benedikt Deicke

Software Engineer & Co-founder of @userlist. Co-host at @SlowSteadyPod. Running @femtoconf. Creator of @stagecms. Loves music, food, and cooking.

Guest

Andrew Atkinson

Author of High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails

Editor

Krista Melgarejo

Marketing & Podcasts at @userlist | Writer and digital marketer by trade | Still trying to get that science degree 🎓

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Join us as we share what it's like to build and launch a bootstrapped startup while working for yourself full-time. Benedikt is working on Userlist, and Benedicte is establishing herself as a Gatsby expert and developer advocate for hire.